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Aus equities forecast to return 20pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
The S&P/ASX200 index, currently sitting at around 4,800 points, could reach 6,000 this year, company director and well-regarded economist Don Stammer told the audience of last week's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum. The 20-per cent plus upside ...

Salary prospects brighten

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
The financial services sector is set to experience a growth in recruitment and salaries during 2011 owing to improved market conditions, according to a survey by recruitment firm Robert Walters. The survey, which covers all geographic markets, also ...

Trustees told to rethink ins cover strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Super fund trustees warned to rethink cover strategies in light of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) ruling regarding premiums paid by funds for insurance policies providing total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. The ATO general draft ruling ...

Whatever the question, the answer is China

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
This week's Financial Standard chief economist breakfast forum heard that no matter what the economic question, the answer always seems to be China and how we seize it's opportunities, contain its inflation threats and redirect its capital flows. The ...

Maritime gives members a work out

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... Additionally, recent survey figures from online bank RaboDirect found that one third of Australians feel their finances are "in the red" while 73 per cent thinks teaching financial planning in schools is a good idea. The nationwide survey of over 2,000 ...

PC recommends govt-backed aged care equity release

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
A Productivity Commission draft report into aged care said there are a number of options to improve aged care funding including the establishment of aged care savings accounts, using superannuation benefits and encouraging the use of equity release ...

ASIC strikes $67.45m in Westpoint settlement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has reached a settlement agreement, handing investors in the Westpoint Group an additional $67.45 million in compensation. The latest stage of the litigation process was carried out on behalf ...

AustralianSuper posts solid quarter

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
AustralianSuper has posted a solid set of performance numbers across its investment options in the past six months, with all of the fund's pre-mixed options, bar one, beating their respective benchmarks. The super fund has posted its investment returns ...

Future Fund returns 7.5pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
The Future Fund has posted a 7.5 per cent return in the year to December, with the performance attributed to more investments towards equities and alternatives, and continuing reduction in its debt and cash holdings. According to the fund's December ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
Better the mole you expect. America's still whacking its mole of tepid economic growth with the twin hammers of the US Federal Reserve's US$600 billion QE2 and the Obama administration's fiscal largesse. So far these twin hammers appear to be doing ...